T-Mobile Selects DataPower's XML-Aware Networking Devices

["Kevin Anderson" <kevina@datapower.com>]

T-Mobile Selects DataPower's XML-Aware Networking Devices For Robust Web
Services Security, Carrier-Grade Reliability & Reduced Operational
Complexity

XS40 XML Security Gateway's Purpose-built, Carrier-grade Network
device-based Architecture Differentiates DataPower from Enterprise
Software & Software Server Appliances

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--June 6th, 2005--  DataPower(r), the most widely
deployed provider of carrier-grade XML-aware network devices, announced
today that the DataPower's XS40 XML Security Gateway was selected by
T-Mobile to provide robust Web service security gateway capabilities,
including XML threat protection, schema validation, XML Web services
access control, authorization and authentication. DataPower was chosen
after careful evaluation and testing for robust Web services security
features, system reliability and performance.

Critical to T-Mobile's decision was DataPower's unique,
application-oriented networking capabilities stemming from DataPower's
purpose-built network device architecture and engineering. By offloading
XML, SOAP and Web services processing into a drop-in network device,
DataPower provides critical Web service-enabling capabilities as highly
reliable and scalable network services including XML threat protection,
virus scanning and XDoS protection; high-speed policy enforcement for
Web service access control; carrier-grade reliability; and XML/SOAP
routing. As a true network device that is easy to install, operate,
update and maintain DataPower's XS40 enables these services with
significantly reduced operational complexity and overall cost over
software and software-based server appliances.

"DataPower's selection from market leader T-Mobile is tremendous
validation for our application-oriented networking vision and the
capabilities of our true-network device solutions capable of
transitioning simple 'packet-based networks' to sophisticated, value add
'message-based networks'," said Jim Ricotta, CEO and president at
DataPower. "As we continue to see XML traffic rise and Web services
increasingly move beyond silo-ed enterprise networks to include
enterprise partners, customers and suppliers, DataPower's carrier-class
network approach for processing those XML business transactions becomes
ever critical."

Powered by DataPower's patented, wirespeed XML processing technology,
the DataPower XS40 XML Security Gateway is a member of DataPower's
award-winning, application-oriented networking solution portfolio
including the DataPower XA35 XML Accelerator; the DataPower XI50
Integration Appliance; and the gigabit-speed XG4 XML Chipset for OEMs.
The XS40 XML Security Gateway combines hardened security, wirespeed
performance and sophisticated, patent-pending algorithms for XML threat
protection and access management, including XML firewall, XDoS
protection, SOAP filtering, fine-grained access control, XML schema
validation, digital signatures, field-level XML encryption, XML/SOAP
routing and service virtualization.

The XS40 provides both comprehensive standards support (such as
WS-Security 1.0, Liberty Alliance/SAML 1.0/SAML 2.0, WS-Trust,
WS-Policy, WS-SecureConversation, XACML, XPath, XKMS, WSDM, SSL, LDAP,
and RADIUS), and integration with existing security, management,
network, and application infrastructure (Nortel, F5's BIG-IP, Redline
Networks (now Juniper), IBM WebSphere, MQ Series, Tivoli, Tivoli
Federated Identity Manager, CA eTrust, CA Unicenter, Sun Identity
Server, Netegrity, Oblix and others).

About DataPower
DataPower provides enterprises with intelligent XML-Aware network
infrastructure to ensure unparalleled performance, security and
manageability of next-generation applications and XML Web Services.
DataPower's patented XML Generation Three (XG3(tm)) technology powers
the industry's first wire-speed XML-aware networking devices that
provide immediate return on technology investments while streamlining
application deployments. Founded in 1999, DataPower is privately held
and based in Cambridge, MA. For more information about DataPower
Technology, please contact 617-864-0455 or visit www.datapower.com